glfs/content/web/proftpd/proftpd-inst.xml
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<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>ProFTPD</application></title>
<para>For security reasons, running <application>ProFTPD</application>
as an unprivileged user and group is encouraged.</para>
<screen><userinput><command>groupadd proftpd &amp;&amp;
useradd -c proftpd -d /home/ftp -g proftpd -s /bin/false proftpd</command>
</userinput></screen>
<para>Install <application>ProFTPD</application> by running the following commands:</para>
<screen><userinput><command>install_user=proftpd install_group=proftpd \
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--localstatedir=/var/run &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install </command></userinput></screen>
</sect2>